Comparison

Music Tool LE vs Chord NOTE

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Music Tool LE

Explore a vast library of musical scales and chords from around the world. Tap notes and chords to hear their sound, experiment with different keys, scales, and modes, and visualize musical theory concepts.

Highlights
  • Vast library of 63 scales
  • Explore modes and their associated chords
  • Tap notes and chords to hear sounds
  • Interactive keyboard and note list
  • Landscape and portrait views
  • Universal app for iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch
Features
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Chosen by BestEducationalApps as one of the Top 5 Music Theory Apps for iPad - "For music teachers wondering how to get their students to practice chord progressions and new theory topics at home, Music Tool could be the solution. This app is a simple dashboard of notes and chords that make those elements sound out when you tap them. For example, you can tap the C on the keyboard or in the list of notes, and hear the C. You can also tap the C sus4 chord and hear that chord. In addition to the Major scales dashboard, there is a list of modes that allows you to change the dashboard into a list of notes and chords used in the different modes." Read the full review at http://www.besteducationalapps.com/news/music-theory.aspx MusicTool Light is the free version of our popular music reference tool! This version is universal and will run on iPad, iPhone and iTouch Explore the world of music with Music Tool - a huge variety of scales from around the globe at your fingertips. Selecting a Key, Scale Type and Mode provides you with not only the scale, but also with useful chords. Tap on any note of the scale, on a chord name, or on the keyboard to hear how it sounds. Flip the phone from landscape to portrait to view the Chords screen - this larger view makes it easy to experiment with scale and chord sounds. This version includes all 63 scales! Scales Included: Major Natural (Natural) 3 Semitone 4 Semitone 6th Harmonic Min Arabic Augmented Balinese Bebop 1/2 Dim Bebop Major Bebop Minor #1 Bebop Minor #2 Bebop Dominant Blues Chinese Chromatic Diminished (HW) Diminished (WH) Diminished Whole Tone Double Harmonic Egyptian Enigmatic Flamenco 1/2 Dim #1(Locrian) 1/2 Dim #2(Locrian 2) Harmonic Major Harmonic Minor Hindu Hungarian Gypsy Hungarian Major Hungarian Minor In Sen Indian Japanese Japanese Hirajoshi Japanese Iwato Javanese Leading Whole Tone Locrian Major Lydian Lydian Augmented Lydian Dominant Lydian Minor Marva (Indian) Melodic Minor (asc) Minor (Dorian) Mixolydian Dom 7th Mixolydian Aug Neapolitan Major Neapolitan Minor Oriental Pelog (Balinese) Pentatonic Major Pentatonic Minor Persian Phrygian Rock & Roll Romanian Spanish 8 Tone Jewish/Spanish Todi (Indian) Ultra Locrian Whole Tone

About

Chord NOTE

This app helps songwriters find chords that match melodies and provides tools for creating chord progressions. It also includes a scale library and can display vocal pitch to aid in composition.

Highlights
  • Chord finding for melodies
  • Chord Progression function
  • Scale library
  • Vocal pitch display
  • Key finding
  • iPad Split View/Slide Over support
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Chord NOTE is a Songwriter’s assistant tool. It assists in finding the right chords to match a melody or musical phrase. And it has great Chord Progression function and Scale library. Chord NOTE supports Slide Over and Split View on iPad, and provides the appropriate display and operation for iPhone and iPad. You wrote new melody came into your mind, but you could not apply some chords for your melody… At a time like this, you can get guides to find some chords that match your melody by Chord NOTE. If you have composed some songs already, you know almost melody and chord have some same notes. Because the main part of melody is made up of constituent notes of chord in most cases. In the same way, you’ll be able to find Key to match your melody by Chord NOTE. So Chord NOTE is very useful for finding the chord and key. If you record your singing melody, you can display the pitch of your voice. And you can sketch your songs by Chord Progression function. Chord Progression function will provide numerous features for you. Chord NOTE supports widening the imagination of your wings for real composer. Advanced Option : Chord NOTE works fine without this option. However, when you’ll buy this low price add-on, you can use more Chords and Scales. It will provide a complete set usually. You can read full function description at support page. http://therootage.com/iphone/chord-note-en/

Screenshots

Music Tool LE3 screens
Chord NOTE4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Music Tool LE at Free against Chord NOTE's $2.99. Music Tool LE also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 18.1). Chord NOTE's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1). On rating, review sentiment, update cadence and ads there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Music Tool LE is free to download; Chord NOTE costs $2.99 up front. Music Tool LE sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Chord NOTE sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.0 for Music Tool LE against 3.0 for Chord NOTE. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 54% of Music Tool LE's written reviews are positive against 62% of Chord NOTE's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Music Tool LE ships an update monthly, Chord NOTE every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 23, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Music Tool LE versus Chord NOTE: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMusic Tool LEChord NOTE
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating3.0 (1 ratings)3.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews53.6% of reviews61.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings13 — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS8.0 — better18.1
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTheWay, Ltd.Hidenori Matsuoka

Customer experience

Music Tool LE

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews56 reviews
Positive53.6%
Neutral10.7%
Negative35.7%

Chord NOTE

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral33.3%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive61.5%
Neutral23.1%
Negative15.4%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Music Tool LE

One-time1
  • Music Tool Enable All Features$3.99
1 purchases

Chord NOTE

One-time1
  • Advanced Option$1.99

Questions

Is Music Tool LE free?
Music Tool LE is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Chord NOTE free?
Chord NOTE costs $2.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Music Tool LE or Chord NOTE?
Music Tool LE and Chord NOTE are both rated 3.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do Music Tool LE or Chord NOTE have ads?
Neither Music Tool LE nor Chord NOTE shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Music Tool LE or Chord NOTE?
Music Tool LE ships an update monthly, and Chord NOTE every 2 months. Most recently, Music Tool LE was updated on October 23, 2026 and Chord NOTE on October 23, 2026.

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